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Moscow police in airport ahead of Kremlin critic Navalny's return

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Images show a heavy police presence in Moscow's Vnukovo airport, where leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is due to return from Germany, where he has spent months recovering from a near-fatal poisoning attack last summer. Russia's prison service FSIN says Navalny may face jail time on arrival in Moscow for violating the terms of a 2014 suspended sentence he was handed on fraud charges. Speaking to reporters on the plane, he said he did not fear being arrested on arrival in Moscow. IMAGES

Added on the 17/01/2021 16:42:42 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images

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